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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Gia
| name = Gia
| Cover = Despina Vandi - Gia (international edition).jpg
| cover = Despina Vandi - Gia (international edition).jpg
| Artist = [[Despina Vandi]]
| alt =
| from Album = [[Gia (album)|Gia]]
| type = single
| B-side =
| artist = [[Despina Vandi]]
| album = [[Gia (album)|Gia]]
| Released = {{start date|2001|12|19}}<br><small>(See [[#Release history|release history]])</small>
| released = {{start date|2001|12|19}}
| Format = [[Single (music)|CD single]]<br>Maxi CD<br>12'' Vinyl<br>Enhanced CD<br />EP
| Recorded = 2003
| studio =
| length = 4:09
| Genre = [[Dance-pop]], [[Eurodance]], [[House music|house]]
| Length = 4:09
| label =
| Label = [[Heaven Music]]<br>[[Ultra Records|Ultra]]
*[[Heaven Music]]
*[[Ultra Records|Ultra]]
| Writer = [[Phoebus (composer)|Phoebus]]
| writer = [[Phoebus (composer)|Phoebus]]
| Producer = [[Phoebus (songwriter)|Phoebus]] (with co-production by [[Bass Bumpers]])
| producer = [[Phoebus (songwriter)|Phoebus]] (with co-production by [[Bass Bumpers]])
| prev_title = [[Ande Gia]]
| Certification = Gold
| Last single = "[[Ande Gia]]" <br />(2002)
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = [[Come Along Now]]
| This single = "'''Gia'''" <br />(2003)
| next_year = 2004
| Next single = "[[Come Along Now]]" <br />(2004)
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| Misc =
| type = single
{{Extra album cover
| cover = VandiGiaAustraliaMini.jpg
|Upper caption = Alternative covers
| border =
|Type = single
|Cover = VandiGiaUK.jpg
| alt =
|Lower caption = UK cover
| caption = Australian two-track edition cover
}}
}}
{{Extra album cover
|Cover = VandiGiaAustraliaMini.jpg
|Lower caption = Australian two-track edition cover
}}
}}
{{Audiosample
| Upper caption = Audio sample
| Name = Gia
| Audio file = giasample.ogg
}}
}}

'''"Gia"''' is a song recorded by Greek singer [[Despina Vandi]]. It was originally released as the first single off her 2001 multi-platinum Greek album also of the same name. Vandi signed with [[Ultra Records]] for the international release of the track, and in 2003 a CD single was made available in many markets, following by a 2004 US re-issued which included a new English-language version.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/release/320348 Despina Vandi - Gia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


"'''Gia'''" is a song recorded by Greek singer [[Despina Vandi]]. It was originally released as the lead single off her 2001 multi-platinum Greek album also of the same name. Vandi signed with [[Ultra Records]] for the international release of the track, and in 2003 a CD single was made available in many markets, following by a 2004 US re-issued which included a new English-language version.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/release/320348 Despina Vandi – Gia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
"Gia" (A Greek meaning for the word "Hi") is best known for its blending of Arabian drums, [[Modern Laïka|Modern Laika]], [[Eurodance]]-influenced techno beats and bilingual lyrics. It is also the first foreign-language Dance recording to top the [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] [[Hot Dance Airplay]] chart, where it peaked at number one in 2004.<ref>{{cite web | script-title=el:Δέσποινα Βανδή: "Μ' αρέσει να τραγουδάω τα πάντα"| url = http://mad.tv/news/?id=29959&c=|language=el}} [[MAD TV (music TV)|MAD TV]], April 15, 2008. Retrieved on April 15, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.billboard.com/charts/2004-03-20/hot-dance-airplay Hot Dance Airplay - Gia] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', March 20, 2004. Retrieved on December 21, 2007.</ref>


"Gia" (the Greek word for "Hi") is best known for its blending of Arabic drums, [[modern laïka]], [[Eurodance]]-influenced beats and bilingual lyrics. It is also the first foreign-language Dance recording to top the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Dance Airplay]] chart, where it peaked at number one in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=el:Δέσποινα Βανδή: "Μ' αρέσει να τραγουδάω τα πάντα" |url=http://mad.tv/news/?id=29959&c= |language=el |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517195940/http://www.mad.tv/news/?id=29959 |archivedate=2008-05-17 }} [[MAD TV (music TV)|MAD TV]], April 15, 2008. Retrieved on April 15, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-airplay/2004-03-20 Hot Dance Airplay - Gia] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', March 20, 2004. Retrieved on June 24, 2020.</ref>
"Gia" stayed on the charts of Billboard for 12 weeks and made Vandi one of the six artists that stayed so many weeks on the charts for 2004.<ref>http://www.tralala.gr/monimes-stiles/arthrografia/item/11353-despina_vandi_gia</ref>


"Gia" stayed on the ''Billboard'' charts for 12 weeks and made Vandi one of six artists that stayed the most weeks on the charts in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tralala.gr/monimes-stiles/arthrografia/item/11353-despina_vandi_gia |title=31/01/2004 &#124; H…"Despina Vandi" στο Ν.1 του Billboard! |accessdate=2011-02-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201062008/http://www.tralala.gr/monimes-stiles/arthrografia/item/11353-despina_vandi_gia |archivedate=2011-02-01 }}</ref>
The track has also been mashed-up with another Vandi single, "[[Come Along Now]]", which was released in 2004 as "Come Along Now Vs. Gia". It is featured on the [[Ministry of Sound]]'s "The Annual 2005".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/2955889/Ministry-Of-Sound-The-Annual-2005/Product.html?cm_mmc=Froogle-_-Music-_-Rock-_-Ministry%2BOf%2BSound%3A%2BThe%2BAnnual%2B2005&source=5061&engine=froogle_music&keyword=Various+-+Ministry+Of+Sound%3A+The+Annual+2005 |title=(UK) : Various - Ministry Of Sound: The Annual 2005 : CD - Free Delivery |publisher=Play.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-02}}</ref>


According to the Greek "Chart Show" and IFPI, the song is in the third position in the Top 30 with the best songs of the most successful Greek artists during 2000-2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIWSV2pw-34 |title=CHART SHOW: Το Γειά στα καλύτερα τραγούδια 2000-2009 |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2010-06-02}}</ref>
The track has also been mashed-up with another Vandi single, "[[Come Along Now]]", which was released in 2004 as "Come Along Now Vs. Gia". It is featured on the [[Ministry of Sound]]'s ''The Annual 2005''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/2955889/Ministry-Of-Sound-The-Annual-2005/Product.html?cm_mmc=Froogle-_-Music-_-Rock-_-Ministry%2BOf%2BSound%3A%2BThe%2BAnnual%2B2005&source=5061&engine=froogle_music&keyword=Various+-+Ministry+Of+Sound%3A+The+Annual+2005 |title=(UK) : Various - Ministry Of Sound: The Annual 2005 : CD - Free Delivery |publisher=Play.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-02}}</ref>


According to the Greek "Chart Show" and IFPI, the song is in the third position in the Top 30 with the best songs of the most successful Greek artists during 2000–2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIWSV2pw-34 |title=CHART SHOW: Το Γειά στα καλύτερα τραγούδια 2000-2009 |via=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2010-06-02}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref>
The song has also been used by Romanian gymnast [[Catalina Ponor]] in her floor routine at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]] where she won the gold medal.


==Music video==
==Music video==
The original [[music video]] of the song was directed by [[Kostas Kapetanidis]] and was set in a temple with Vandi and four male dancers and featured a young child. In 2003, a new video was made for the Greek-English release of the song, which was also directed by Kapetanidis and was shot in [[Morocco]].
The original [[music video]] of the song was directed by Kostas Kapetanidis and was set in a temple with Vandi and four male dancers and featured a young child. In 2003, a new video was made for the Greek-English release of the song, which was also directed by Kapetanidis and was shot in [[Morocco]].


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
*'''US vinyl''' (12'')
*'''US 12" vinyl'''
#Gia (DJ Gregory Remix)
# "Gia" (DJ Gregory Remix)
#Gia (Milk & Sugar Remix)
# "Gia" (Milk & Sugar Remix)
#Gia (Bass Bumpers Extended Remix)
# "Gia" (Bass Bumpers Extended Remix)
#Gia (Level K Remix)
# "Gia" (Level K Remix)


*'''Greece & US CD single'''
*'''Greece and US CD single'''
#Gia (Bass Bumpers Radio Edit) - 3:00
# "Gia" (Bass Bumpers Radio Edit) – 3:00
#Gia (Original) - 4:09
# "Gia" (Original) – 4:09
#Gia (Milk & Sugar Radio Edit) - 3:19
# "Gia" (Milk & Sugar Radio Edit) – 3:19
#Gia (DJ Gregory Remix) - 7:59
# "Gia" (DJ Gregory Remix) – 7:59
#Everything I Dreamed - 3:18
# "Everything I Dreamed" – 3:18
#Gia (Video)
# "Gia" (Video)


*'''US EP'''
*'''US EP'''
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# "Gia" (DJ Gregory Remix)
# "Gia" (DJ Gregory Remix)
# "Gia" (Level K Remix)
# "Gia" (Level K Remix)

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Country
!Release date
!Format
|-
|Greece
|{{start date|2001|12|19}}
|
|-
|Worldwide
|{{start date|2003|09|22}}
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|United States
|{{start date|2004|8|27}}
|EP
|-
|{{start date|2004|11|21}}
|CD single
|}


==Charts==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
|-
!Chart (2001-2004)
!Chart (2001–2004)
!Peak<br />position
!Peak<br />position
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Australia|35|artist=Antique|song=Gia}}
{{single chart|Australia|35|artist=Despina Vandi|song=Gia|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders|42|artist=Antique|song=Gia}}
{{single chart|Flanders|42|artist=Despina Vandi|song=Gia|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
|Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100]])
!scope="row"|Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100]])
| style="text-align:center;"|56
| style="text-align:center;"|56
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Finland|20|artist=Antique|song=Gia}}
{{single chart|Finland|20|artist=Despina Vandi|song=Gia|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Germany|36|artist=Antique|song=Gia}}
{{single chart|Germany|36|artist=Despina Vandi|song=Gia|songid=5817|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 3, 2020}}
|-
|-
|Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])
!scope="row"|Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Hungarydance|22|year=2003|week=46}}
{{single chart|Hungarydance|22|year=2003|week=46|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch100|55|artist=Antique|song=Gia}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|55|artist=Despina Vandi|song=Gia|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
|Romania ([[Romanian Top 100]])
!scope="row"|Romania ([[Romanian Top 100]])
| style="text-align:center;"|8
| style="text-align:center;"|8
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Spain|19|artist=Antique|song=Gia}}
{{single chart|Spain|19|artist=Despina Vandi|song=Gia|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Sweden|25|artist=Antique|song=Gia}}
{{single chart|Sweden|25|artist=Despina Vandi|song=Gia|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Swiss|73|artist=Antique|song=Gia}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|73|artist=Despina Vandi|song=Gia|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|39|artist=Despina Vandi|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}
|United Kingdom ([[The Official Charts Company]])
|}
| style="text-align:center;"|63

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
|-
!Country
|US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play<ref>[http://allmusic.com/artist/despina-vandi-p457251/charts-awards/billboard-singles Allmusic peak]</ref>
!Release date
| style="text-align:center;"|39
!Format
|-
!scope="row"|Greece
|December 19, 2001
|
|-
!scope="row"|Various
|September 22, 2003
|
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="2"|United States
|August 27, 2004
|EP
|-
|-
|November 21, 2004
|CD single
|}
|}


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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{s-start}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Something Happened on the Way to Heaven]]" by [[Deborah Cox]]
| title = [[Hot Dance Airplay|Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay number one single]] (first run)
| years = January 18–25, 2004
| after = "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" by Deborah Cox
}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Hey Ya!]]" by [[OutKast]]
| title = [[Hot Dance Airplay|Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay number one single]] (second run)
| years = February 8, 2004
| after = "[[Toxic (song)|Toxic]]" by [[Britney Spears]]
}}
{{s-end}}
{{Despina Vandi}}
{{Despina Vandi}}

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Latest revision as of 22:56, 23 September 2024

"Gia"
Single by Despina Vandi
from the album Gia
ReleasedDecember 19, 2001 (2001-12-19)
Length4:09
Label
Songwriter(s)Phoebus
Producer(s)Phoebus (with co-production by Bass Bumpers)
Despina Vandi singles chronology
"Ande Gia"
(2002) 		"Gia"
(2001) 		"Come Along Now"
(2004)
Alternative cover
Australian two-track edition cover

"Gia" is a song recorded by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was originally released as the lead single off her 2001 multi-platinum Greek album also of the same name. Vandi signed with Ultra Records for the international release of the track, and in 2003 a CD single was made available in many markets, following by a 2004 US re-issued which included a new English-language version.[1]

"Gia" (the Greek word for "Hi") is best known for its blending of Arabic drums, modern laïka, Eurodance-influenced beats and bilingual lyrics. It is also the first foreign-language Dance recording to top the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart, where it peaked at number one in 2004.[2][3]

"Gia" stayed on the Billboard charts for 12 weeks and made Vandi one of six artists that stayed the most weeks on the charts in 2004.[4]

The track has also been mashed-up with another Vandi single, "Come Along Now", which was released in 2004 as "Come Along Now Vs. Gia". It is featured on the Ministry of Sound's The Annual 2005.[5]

According to the Greek "Chart Show" and IFPI, the song is in the third position in the Top 30 with the best songs of the most successful Greek artists during 2000–2009.[6]

Music video

[edit]

The original music video of the song was directed by Kostas Kapetanidis and was set in a temple with Vandi and four male dancers and featured a young child. In 2003, a new video was made for the Greek-English release of the song, which was also directed by Kapetanidis and was shot in Morocco.

Track listing

[edit]
  • US 12" vinyl
  1. "Gia" (DJ Gregory Remix)
  2. "Gia" (Milk & Sugar Remix)
  3. "Gia" (Bass Bumpers Extended Remix)
  4. "Gia" (Level K Remix)
  • Greece and US CD single
  1. "Gia" (Bass Bumpers Radio Edit) – 3:00
  2. "Gia" (Original) – 4:09
  3. "Gia" (Milk & Sugar Radio Edit) – 3:19
  4. "Gia" (DJ Gregory Remix) – 7:59
  5. "Everything I Dreamed" – 3:18
  6. "Gia" (Video)
  • US EP
  1. "Gia" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Gia" (Milk & Sugar Radio Edit)
  3. "Gia" (Original Mix)
  4. "Gia" (Extended Mix)
  5. "Gia" (Milk & Sugar Remix)
  6. "Gia" (DJ Gregory Remix)
  7. "Gia" (Level K Remix)

Charts

[edit]
Chart (2001–2004) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 35
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 42
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 56
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 20
Germany (GfK)[10] 36
Greece (IFPI) 1
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[11] 22
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 55
Romania (Romanian Top 100) 8
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[13] 19
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 25
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 73
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[16] 39

Release history

[edit]
Country Release date Format
Greece December 19, 2001
Various September 22, 2003
United States August 27, 2004 EP
November 21, 2004 CD single

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Despina Vandi – Gia
  2. ^ Δέσποινα Βανδή: "Μ' αρέσει να τραγουδάω τα πάντα" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. MAD TV, April 15, 2008. Retrieved on April 15, 2008.
  3. ^ Hot Dance Airplay - Gia Billboard, March 20, 2004. Retrieved on June 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "31/01/2004 | H…"Despina Vandi" στο Ν.1 του Billboard!". Archived from the original on 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  5. ^ "(UK) : Various - Ministry Of Sound: The Annual 2005 : CD - Free Delivery". Play.com. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  6. ^ "CHART SHOW: Το Γειά στα καλύτερα τραγούδια 2000-2009". Retrieved 2010-06-02 – via YouTube.[dead YouTube link]
  7. ^ "Despina Vandi – Gia". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ^ "Despina Vandi – Gia" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ^ "Despina Vandi: Gia" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  10. ^ "Despina Vandi – Gia" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  11. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  12. ^ "Despina Vandi – Gia" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. ^ "Despina Vandi – Gia" Canciones Top 50.
  14. ^ "Despina Vandi – Gia". Singles Top 100.
  15. ^ "Despina Vandi – Gia". Swiss Singles Chart.
  16. ^ "Despina Vandi Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
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